good morning, america. i'm dan harris. >> and i'm bianna golodryga. it's saturday, march 26th. this morning, nuclear apology. japanese officials issue an extraordinary and rare public apology to workers who were exposed to massive amounts of radiation. were they deliberately misled? and what about new reports of a huge crack in one of the reactors? food fears. it's an ingredient you'll find in so many foods that children eat. why the government now says it could be making kids more hyperactive. facebook taking over. one are the seven words no person wants to hear? your father just friended me on facebook. we'll tell you why that's more likely to happen than ever. and swimming with sharks. this is one of those what was he thinking moments. incredible video of a man who is

not afraid to get up close and personal with the king of the ocean. that guy did what any rational beachgoer would do. he saw a shark. and then, he jumped in his kayak. paddled out there. jumped out of the kayak and got in the water with the shark. >> apparently he knew this was a nonpredatory shark. but still, that's a big risk to take. not one i would take. >> i would be doing that move when you crawl up under your beach blanket and hide. >> screaming mommy? >> exactly. speaking of moms and dads, here's a serious story. a lot of parents are outraged this morning at abercrombie & fitch has a new line of swimwear for kids. including push-up bikinis for 8-year-olds. how do things like that impact young girls, who could be already struggling with body images? we'll hear from a child expert and what he thinks. and we'll get valuable

information for parents. i'm a new stepparent now. i have an 11-year-old. and i can't imagine her wearing that. >> a lot of parents upset with that. we're going to tell you about a hostage standoff that played out in live, primetime television overnight. incredible pictures of the hostages being released and the suspect apprehended. why this thing started and how it ended, coming up. >> unbelievable video. but we do begin with the nuclear crisis in japan, entering its third week. and an apology this morning from officials at the japanese power company to the three workers who suffered severe radiation burns. plus, there are new reports this morning in a major setback in the efforts to contain the crisis. our neal karlinsky has the very latest from tokyo. neal? >> reporter: bianna, things are not exactly going well out here. but there is one bit of good news this morning. and that is that one of the reactors, reactor number one, is now stabilizing. the problem is with those other reactors. especially reactor number three. a lot of problems there. in fact, an unnamed source now telling "the new york times" for the first time, that a large crack is visible, running down that reactor.

and as the source points out, the problem with cracks is, they don't get smaller. today, with one reactor suffering a possible core breach and three workers suffering severe radiation burns after water seeped over the tops of their boots, an official at the reactor overseeing the catastrophe apologized. and said the injures could have been easily prevented. if we had given them the heads-up thoroughly, we would have been able to avoid their exposure to the radiation. we regret our lack of communication. the workers suffered radiation burns on their legs and feet. a doctor who examined the injured men says remarkably, i do not think that it will be related to cancer. only burns, he says. even though they were exposed to water with radiation 10,000-times normal. today, we've learned that at least 14 other workers are showing signs of heavy exposure. 100 millisieverts of radiation, twice what they should normally be exposed to at the plant in an entire year.

and there are new reports of high radiation again being found offshore from the plant. one expert says the levels may be from a leak directly into the ocean. more traces are being found in the food supply, as well, leading to increased testing, especially in spinach and milk. walking the land his family has farmed for 500 years, takakaza suzuki told us, yes, he's worried. yes, he told us, we are very much concerned about it. and we hope things will settle down as soon as possible. the government wants more and better information from, tepco, the power company. in fact, a special adviser to the prime minister of japan was appointed today to try to make that happen. it seems even the government here is having a hard time getting to the truth of exactly what's going on with those reactors. dan? >> incredible amount of confusion, still this morning. neal karlinsky reporting from japan. we appreciate it. for more on what this means

and how serious it is for the people in japan, let's bring in physicist michio kaku, who is in berkeley, california, this morning. michio, thanks for joining us so early. we appreciate it. >> no problem. >> when we hear about the apology, this rather extraordinary apology from power officials, what is your take on that? >> i think that if i had the ear of the prime minister, instead of accepting the apology, i would simply remove the utility entirely from leadership of this crisis. and instead, bring in a top team of the world's best nuclear physicists and engineers, with the authority to call up the japanese military. only the military, led by an international team of top scientists, using tepco as a consultant, can contain this monster. >> you've been critical about the way japanese officials have handled this all along. let me ask you about the news of this morning. a rush to bring in fresh water to douse those reactors to cool them down, instead of the sea water they've been using for two

weeks, now. why is this switch over to fresh water so significant? >> the utility is late at every step. first of all, they were late in putting in salt water. salt water is corrosive. it would damage their reactors. but it was never meant to be a long-term solution. it's a band-aid. you have to move the salt water, because it contains corrosive salt, which gums up the rods, prevents cooling, raises temperatures, and could cause a hydrogen gas explosion. so, once again, they're behind the 8 ball. once again, they're now talking about putting in fresh water, complements of the united states military. >> in fact, tankers are rushing that water, this morning, as we speak. when you hear the reports about a large crack, apparently running down the side of one of the core vessels, what does that -- how worried does that make you? >> the most dangerous nightmare that haunts the dreams of every nuclear physicist is a huge crack in the vessel which actually contains the uranium rods itself. it means that there's core

damage. it means there could be a steam explosion or a hydrogen gas explosion, that blows the vessel apart. that's what happened at chernobyl. that's when we had an uncontrolled release of 25% of the core into the air, over kiev. so, this is the nightmare that haunts every physicist, a crack in the vessel. and now, we see it. >> it is, as you say, the nightmare. michio kaku, thank you very much for joining us this morning. we appreciate it. let's get over to bianna, now, with the latest from libya. >> nato is set to take control of the international military campaign against moammar gadhafi this weekend. the air strikes appear to be working, as rebel forces say they've regained control of the eastern city of ajdabiya. that's where alex marquardt is this morning. alex, you just arrived in ajdabiya. can you describe the scene and the mood on the ground there? >> reporter: absolutely. ever since we've gotten here, there's been the loud sound of

celebratory gunfire and honking. a lot of good news for these rebels here this morning. they've managed to push back the gadhafi forces away from this town, which has been the front line for at least a week. it's been besieged by the gadhafi forces. now, thanks to the air strikes, they're pushing back the gadhafi forces. and they are preparing for a march west. >> that begs the question, does the no-fly zone appear to be working? you've been there all week. >> reporter: well, it's not just the no-fly zone. it's also a no-drive zone. so, if you look at the west, the cities of misratah and vin tan are under gadhafi forces. but air strikes have been essential in the east. but they broke through the stalemate. there's no way the rebel forces would have been able to take back this town without the air strikes. the weapons are just too small, compared to what the gadhafi forces have. >> so, how well organized are these rebel forces, alex? >> reporter: well, as you might be able to hear, it's a rather chaotic scene. they don't inspire that much confidence.

as i was saying, they have much smaller weapons than the gadhafi forces do. they seemingly come and go from the front at will without coordination. they don't have phones or radios to communicate with each other. an army spokesman told us yesterday, that if they want to know what's going on at the front, they have to send someone up there, who takes a report, comes back and tells them what is going on. >> all right, alex. we'll have to leave it there. please stay safe. thanks for joining us this morning. >> reporter: thanks. turning back to this country, president obama will deliver a major speech to the nation monday night to explain the u.s. role in libya. and this morning, in his weekly radio address, he defended sending forces there, saying the mission has been a success. david kerley is at the white house. david, the president appears to have gone on the offense, taking a lot of heat from both sides. >> reporter: he has been taking a lot of criticism. you're starting to see the rollout this morning of the message from this white house that this is going well. and trying to explain to the american people what the president hopes to accomplish in libya. the weekly address today. tomorrow, you'll see the secretary of state and the defense secretary, out on the

sunday shows. and then, the speech by the president on monday night. they have been criticized. the president spoke to 21 members of congress on a conference call, trying to nullify their concerns last night. >> and, david, nato is supposed to take over in libya tomorrow. but how involved will the u.s. continue to be in day-to-day operations there? >> reporter: that's a message that has not been very clear. the president says that the united states is moving back from the leadership role as nato takes over. but the american forces will be extremely involved in this continuing operation. you'll see refueling tankers, electronic jammers, intelligence assets, lots of ships in the mediterranean still involved. the american taxpayer, the american military, still extremely involved in this operation in libya. bianna? >> still a lot of questions looming. thank you so much, david. >> reporter: you bet. now, i want to turn to ron claiborne with the rest of the morning's headlines. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with the turmoil in the middle east, where unrest has spread, now, through syria, bahrain, jordan and especially yemen, where after weeks of

anti-government protests there, in yemen, that it appears that the country's president of 32 years may be ready to step down. lama hasan joins us from london with the latest. lama, what's the status of the yemeni president saleh, as you know it? >> reporter: good morning, ron. there's a lot of uncertainty. the message coming from the government today, as you rightly said, is transfer of power is imminent. change is imminent. what's unclear, however, is exactly who will take over. we know that president saleh, who has ruled for the past 32 years, has said that he is willing to transfer power to quote/unquote, safe hands. he said this in a rare, public appearance on friday. some say that could mean he's going to transfer power to members that are loyal to him. of course, that's not going to appease the opposition or anti-government protesters. what is clear, however, is he's been under a lot of pressure to step down, ever since the protests erupted in yemen, almost two months ago. there's no talks between the

people and president saleh. and the people are determined to overthrow him. >> lama, in syria, one of the most repressive regimes in the middle east. there's been daily demonstrations and dozens of protesters killed in recent days. how significant is this for the assad government? >> reporter: absolutely, ron. well, friday was an extraordinary day in syria. thousands demonstrated on the streets. both pro and anti-government protesters. and what's going on in sierra is very significant because this is the biggest challenge to president bashar assad's rule to date, ever since he took over from his father 11 years ago. so far, the response from the regime has been a bloody crackdown on these protests. dozens have been killed. and i think it will probably continue that way, too. this is a country that does not tolerate dissent. what we're seeing in syria is a growing movement that is spreading in the country. and there's more protests planned today. and in a move to appease the protesters, the government

decided to release 70 political prisoners. the question is, ron, is that enough for the protesters? >> okay. lama hasan reporting from london on the latest events in yemen and now syria. thanks for those reports. in athens, georgia, a nearly eight-hour standoff between an alleged hostage-holder and police ended, on live television, with the suspect surrendering. jamie hood walked out of the apartment complex surrounded by five of the nine people police say he was holding captive inside there. hood insisted his surrender be televised live, because he said otherwise police would kill him. he was the subject of a four-day manhunt, after allegedly shooting and killing an athens police officer. and american amanda knox is back in an italian courtroom today. she was, in her fight to overturn her conviction for her 2007 murder of her roommate. the only eyewitness who put knox and her then-boyfriend in the vicinity of the crime scene, gave contradictory testimony about when he saw the couple. the next hearing in that case is may 21st. and someone or someones may be waking up $312 million richer this morning.

that was the jackpot in the mega millions lottery drawing. the winning ticket was purchased at colson news central in albany, new york. i happen know that place. >> you do? >> i do. i used to work up in albany. the winning digits, 22, 24 -- check your numbers there. 22, 24, 21, 54, 51. the mega ball number was 4. didn't make it? >> no. >> you'll be back tomorrow. >> i haven't been to albany recently. ron claiborne, thank you. let's check the weather now. we have a special guest today. steve pool from our seattle affiliate, komo. >> we love seattle. >> we do. >> good morning, steve. >> good morning, everybody. let's take a look and begin with the story of snowfall up in the sierras. incredible amounts of snow there over the past part of this season. we've had up to, get this, 59 feet of snowfall in the sierras. and as a result of that, you can imagine, that's causing some problems. now, we have some additional systems approaching the coast. as that happens, we're going to see more and more of that snow. and, oh, by the way, we're watching for severe weather

across the deep south, areas in arkansas to georgia, could have tornados. there's a look at the national weather picture. and that about covers it for now. dan, back to you. >> thank you, steve. great to have you with us this morning. we'll see you in the next half hour. a warning this morning about something very common in the food we give our kids, artificial coloring. the government says food dyes may worsen hyperactivity in some kids. the fda is now looking into taking action.

and ron is here with the latest on this story. >> that's right, dan. the dyes are added to food to make them visually appealing. and the list of foods is very long. it includes everything from oranges to breakfast cereals. the fda is considering warning labels and possibly even banning the dyes because of studies linking them to increased hyperactivity in children. trixie rapp was a typical 3-year-old, until she ate pink sandwich spread. >> throwing herself on the ground. yelling, screaming. >> reporter: her mom says it was a reaction to the artificial coloring in the food. >> i almost expected the police to come to the door because it sounded like she was being tormented. >> reporter: manufacturers put food dyes in everything, from sports drinks to cereals. it's even what makes your cheese a brighter color. and the government report released this week suggests there may be a link between synthetic food dyes and hyperactivity in children. >> so, we went. and we just threw out everything that had red dye in it. and she never had a temper tantrum again. >> reporter: there are eight

dyes. blue number 1 and 2. green number 3. orange "b." red numbers 3 and 40. and yellow numbers 5 and 6. as of last year, european food labels containing any of these dyes must now state that they may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children. >> the exact reason that artificial dyes cause these behavioral disturbances and crankiness and irritability, is not known. but there's research in this area. >> reporter: trixie, now 8 years old, no longer eats any of the foods with the dyes in them. and she no longer shows any of the effects that she used to. and dr. schob, said there have been recent studies that link the effects of the dyes, irritability and crankiness in children who are not already hyperactive. an fda committee meets next week to discuss the risk of dyes to children. >> as you said, the visual of

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have known existed if it wasn't for old, trusty facebook. >> reporter: severe is 65 years old. he's part of the 50-and-older group that makes up the fastest-growing demographic among internet users. did you originally think that facebook was just for kids? for teenagers? >> in the beginning, yes. my son said, pop, go to facebook. i'll meet you over there. >> reporter: the facebook frenzy has managed to outpace even the hottest technology of our time. it took a quarter-century for more than half of american households to be able to place a call from home. about eight years for tvs to become as popular. and nine years for vcrs to reach that same milestone. facebook, on the other hand, which was created in a college dormroom in 2004, has friended more than half of the american population in just seven years. >> facebook has actually reached out and touched me. and has warmed my heart. now, i have a family reunion coming up. and that was through facebook. >> reporter: to put 51% of

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is still in elementary school. abercrombie & fitch is selling it in its children's swimsuit collection. we're going to tell you how parents are reacting to this. we'll also get into the negative impact things like this could have on young girls. >> i never thought i would hear dan say the words push-up bikini top. we'll get into that serious story. plus, your videos set to the music of a grammy award winner. "your week in three words" is coming up later in the show. we're going to start with a school shooting in indiana, involving two 15-year-old boys. one of these boys is in the hospital this morning. the other, the alleged shooter. it started apparently after a fight at a school dance. and parents are outraged because they say the school knew something was going to happen. jeremy hubbard has the details. >> reporter: today is the day. you will hear about it. that is the ominous warning posted on this teenager's facebook page early friday. a short time later, the suspect, who had been suspended from this martinsville, indiana, middle school, a week ago, allegedly opened fire, right inside the

front door. in the bullet's path, 15-year-old chance jackson, critically wounded while classmates watched in horror. >> he texted me. he said he seen a kid get shot and he fell to the ground. and was laying on the ground. he said they're yelling at us to get inside. he's in a classroom scared to death. he wants to go home. >> reporter: the suspect walked away and was caught a few miles from the school. a handgun found nearby. after the shooting, shock is yielding to outrage. parents say the school had prior warning. >> the school called my home phone and said there was a threat. a shooting threat at the school. >> this phone call is going out to the households of all of our students. unfortunately, a rather vague threat has been made against the faculty of mhs. >> reporter: immediately after the shooting, social media sites buzzed with speculation. some say the shooting was retaliation for a fight over a girl, at a school dance earlier in the week. some classmates claim they went to school officials, saying there might be violence this week. police say the motive is unclear. >> we are checking with every

witness, every faculty member, every student, that had contact with these folks before this happened, as far as what we can gather on a motive. >> reporter: what is clear for parents is, once again, it was far too easy for a troubled teen to get inside a school, with a gun. for "good morning america," jeremy hubbard, abc news. now, let's check the rest of the morning's headlines with ron, who is back once again. >> good morning, everyone. we begin in japan, where a utility official admits that more could have been done to protect workers in the damaged fukushima reactor number three. the workers suffered burns when radioactive water splashed into their boots. this comes as "the new york times" reports there's a long crack in the containment vessel itself, running below the water line. and three wildfires in georgia have burned nearly 53-square miles there. the governor, nathan deal, has declared a state of emergency. as firefighters battled flames that jumped across highways and swept through dry, wooded areas. officials say they predict this could be the worst wildfire

season in georgia in a decade. and to one of the abuse settlements. the catholic church has paid $166 million to settle a sex abuse lawsuit in the northwest. members of a jesuit order called the oregon province for the society of jesus are accused of abusing hundreds of native-american and alaska-native children in the late 1960s and the early 1970s. and finally, many a bracket was broken as yet another favorite fell in the ncaa men's basketball tournament. ohio state was upset by the kentucky wildcats. while cinderella team, vcu, took out florida state. the seminoles, in overtime. north carolina and kansas won their games and are headed into the elite eight in march madness. i don't follow the march madness that closely. i have to confess. >> so much fun. >> who is your team? >> i don't know. >> all right. we'll take north carolina. how about that? >> all right. it's time, now, for the weather and steve pool, from our

komo affiliate in seattle. steve? >> thanks, ron. i do have a bracket. and mine is trashed, as well. what are you going to do? all right. so, let's take a look around the nation. one of our areas of concern is down in the deep south, where we do expect to have some pretty severe weather. there might be tornados in places. so, all you folks that live in this area need to be mindful of the potential, anyway. and be mindful of the watches and warnings. and by the way, the cherry blossom festival in washington, d.c., it's going to snow. not very spring-like.go and this weather report has been brought to you by kibbles and bits. bianna and dan, back to you. >> thank you, steve. well, now, to the story of the kayaker who got up close and personal with a massive shark. josh reeves was at the beach in

panama city, florida, when he spotted the shark, which was about 25 feet long. >> so, he did what any rational, reasonable beachgoer would do. he grabbed his kayak and paddled out for a closer look. and linda cavitt was on a pier, capturing it all. he didn't just go up to it in a kayak. he got out of the kayak and swam up to the shark. >> josh and linda are joining us this morning from panama city beach, florida, to tell us their tale. josh, we just have to ask. what was the first thing that went through your mind when you saw this shark out in the water? >> that's a big fish. >> that's a big fish. and therefore, i should jump and go see it, even up close? >> yeah. >> it's as simple as that? come on. >> it was an experience. >> i talked over you a little there. you saw it. said, that's a big fish. and you thought, i want to risk my life and get close to it? >> of course. it was a basking shark. >> oh, come on, josh.

we also hear that you knew this was a nonpredatory shark, as well. is that true? >> at first, i thought it was a whale shark. i was almost sure it was a whale shark because we saw it from such a great distance. but when i got to it, there was no doubt, it was a basking shark. you could tell. >> but a basking shark can still hurt you, right? >> it can, if you're not careful. i was obviously, very careful about getting too close to it. and stayed behind the fish. i didn't want to get up to the tail or anything like that. i wouldn't recommend that anybody who didn't know what they're doing, try to do something like this. but i've got a good bit experience in the water and on land, being around sharks. >> i thank you for adding the don't try this at home. we appreciate that. >> linda, you actually took this video. what was going through your mind when you saw josh? did you think it was just some crazy guy on a suicide mission jumping towards a shark? >> actually, i do know josh. i still -- yes. i did think he was crazy,

though. i'm on the water myself in a kayak. but you would not see me jumping in with that thing and then swimming with it. i'm just glad i was able to capture it on video to share with everybody, because it was really amazing. and listening to everybody on the pier, you know, kind of like, oh, my god. freaking out. it was a trip, being able to, you know, just watch the whole thing. it was very surreal. >> and, josh, was it an adrenaline rush when you heard all these people screaming and shouting at you? >> yeah. it was -- what you are hearing the kids on the pier doing, is directing me back to the shark. the shark would make his way up close to the pier. i would back away from him and give him room. and i told the kids, when he comes back by me the next time, i'm going to jump in with him. they weren't scared i was going to get eaten. they were telling me where he was at so i could swim with him. >> final question, josh. was it worth it? >> it was certainly worth it. i'll do it again in a heartbeat. >> we're glad you're safe, josh. thank you very much. thank you both for coming on so early in the morning. we appreciate it. >> unbelievable. coming up on "good morning america," it's an itsy-bitsy

bikini marketed to little girls. why it has so many parents outraged. and your weekly contribution to our show. it's called "your week in three words," with music this week from the woman who just beat justin bieber at the grammys. [ male announcer ] when chips ahoy! real chocolate chips collide with original heath toffee bars, every delicious cookie is crammed with chocolatey toffee joy. ♪ chips ahoy!... [ crunch ] crammed with joy.

well, with the weather warming up and swimsuit season on the way, a popular clothing store has a lot of parents hot under the collar. that's because it's selling a padded bikini top for little girls. mike marusarz has more. >> reporter: gone are the days of hop-scotch and skipping rope. now, some girls appear to be skipping years. youth, traded for hot trends. take this new release from ambercrombie kids. it's a push-up bikini top, with padded cups, crafted to create the appearance of a larger chest. and the target market, tweens as young as 8 years old. outraged parents lit up the blog babble. saying the push-up bra is effectively a sex tool. how is this okay for a second grader? this young fashion influence is from head-to-toe. or heel.

as in kitten heels. check out suri cruise, tom cruise and katie holmes' daughter, sporting her miniheels when she was only 3 years old. tweens spend $24 million on beauty products a year. lip gloss, eye shadow and mascara are the top sellers. mall wart is tapping into that market. items include swak, otherwise known as sealed with a kiss. a lip treatment and t2g, time to go, a cleanser. >> i do it just to experiment. >> reporter: last year, this young dance troupe sparked controversy in the world of dance competition. critics called the 8-year-olds' and 9-year-olds' costumes too sexy, and blasted the dance tune selection of beyonce's "single ladies." as parents try to keep their girls forever young. for "good morning america," mike marusarz, abc news. we want to bring in child psychologist, dr. michael bradley, who has written, "when things get crazy with your

teen." good morning, dr. bradley. thanks for coming in. we have these bikinis on set with us. do you think they're appropriate for an 8-year-old child? >> i thought it was a joke when i first heard about it. then, i realized, it's so crazy, it must be true. the american psychological association warned us back in '07, this stuff was happening. they're targeting girls as young as age 4 to be sexualized creatures. >> what are some of the potential consequences? >> at least four things. one, we're shaping their beliefs. we're actually teaching them that this is their primary value in this culture. second, we're shaping their behavior. we find the kids get into this stuff do get into high-risk, early onset sexual behavior. third, we whack their body image. we tell them, you're not okay as you are. you have to use this kind of stuff. finally, we're taking their childhoods away from them. at age 8, we throw them into this pressurized, high-anxiety world, they're not able to handle. we think it's part of why we see so much anxiety and depression in kids. >> we always hear the popular expression, kids are growing up

faster these days. we were talking about facebook earlier in the show. is this another example of that? or is this different? >> this is different. this is we're shaping the kids. it's not kids being kids. we're telling them this is how to be. these guys really should be ashamed. i hate to get this their faces like that. but it's just wrong. it's hurting people. >> doesn't the onus lie with parents? >> yeah. but not to do the things they want to do. don't yell and scream. no way. ask your kid, what they think about this stuff. you have to shape their beliefs. engage your enemy on the battlefield of beliefs. ask her what she gets out of it. what the payoff is. where this is going to go. >> quickly. when would it be age-appropriate to wear padded swimsuits? >> well, i have an issue with padding. it's saying you're not okay as you are. i don't think you go with padding. you say, honey, you're great as you are. how do you feel better in better ways, than doing this sort of stuff? >> an issue that's going to spark a lot of debate in homes across the country. thank you, dr. bradley, for coming in. we appreciate it. coming up on "good morning america," what three words

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time, now, for "your three words." ron sometimes doesn't like the music we use. and so, he put in a request. and this week, we're satisfying that request. >> oh, really? >> this week, the tune to satisfy my quest, by the woman who won this year's grammy for best new artist, although she has been around for a few years. esperanza spalding. ♪

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something more from my body ♪ ♪ and said you needed something more from my loving ♪ ♪ but all you got was me and that's all that i can be ♪ ♪ i'm sorry if it let you down ♪ ♪ you always wanted something more from my body ♪ ♪ and said you needed something more from my loving ♪ ♪ but all you got was me and that's all that i can be ♪ ♪ i'm sorry if it let you down ♪ ♪ but i'm not gonna sit around and waste my ♪ ♪ precious divine energy trying to explain ♪ ♪ and being ashamed of things you think ♪ ♪ are wrong with me i'm not gonna sit around ♪ ♪ and waste my precious divine energy ♪ ♪ trying to explain and being ashamed ♪ ♪ of what you think is wrong with me ♪ >> ron is turning yellow there. >> without rules, there is anarchy. the rules are three words. you don't get six words by flipping over signs.

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thank you for joining us this morning. thanks to steve pool, our special guest from seattle. sorry that ron was so cranky this morning. he's normally not like that. >> he'll be better tomorrow. >> the whole anarchy thing. i'm working with that. >> we'll take this discussion offline. we're always on, all day long, on abcnews.com. tonight, david muir with "world news." or good morning, the rain is definitely coming down. let's check in with lisa argen. >> we've got a cold front working through the bay area. here is a live look and you see the light to moderate rain but the northern portion of the front. area of low pressure working through the north bay.

you can see it clearing petaluma but a couple of hours of rain around the bay with rainfall amounts upward of a quarter of an inch an hour. tiburon coming counsel and berkeley, san ramon valley looking at good rain and also further into the east bay and the south bay, look at the santa cruz mountains, woodside looking at pretty good rain. we will be looking the cold front to push through the east bay around 10:00. few scattered showers and the cold front is pushing through the south bay around noon. we will be looking at cloudy skies this afternoon and a few isolated showers. still one in morning weak system on the way. that is for tomorrow. not everyone will see rain tomorrow as if we do it will be focused on the north bay and rainfall amounts will be lighter and we'll see a 10th to a quarter of an inch. as for today, scattered showers,

gray skies, this numbers in the 60s in fremont and san jose. chance of rain tonight and by tomorrow afternoon, more showers but then, big pattern change with temperatures in the 60s and 70s with lots of sunshine. >> janelle: next at 8:00, rain soaked hillside gives way under home. the city won't help so where do the homeowners go for help? and a deadly super bug spreads and a deadly super bug spreads through southern california. ever seen anything like it? me neither. it's beneful incredibites. made with wholesome grains, real beef, even carrots and peas. you love the smaller-size, easy-to-chew kibbles, and i love the carbohydrates for energy and protein for muscles. whoa! wait for me! ha-ha. you only think you're getting spoiled. [ woman announcing ] beneful incredibites. another healthful, flavorful beneful. now in a convenient bag.

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